Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation UNEG Handbook Human rights and gender equality dimensions must be paid special attention in evaluations, particularly in the UN context but also elsewhere where those dimensions matter. Attention to gender equality and human rights in evaluation adds the important principles of equality, inclusion and non-discrimination. All types […]

The gap between rich and poor has grown in more than three-quarters of OECD countries over the past two decades. A 2008 publication entitled “Growing Unequal?” finds that the economic growth of recent decades has benefitted the rich more than the poor. In some countries, such as , , , , and the , the […]

Local governments have significant responsibilities to strengthen gender equality in decision making, development policies and planning, and service delivery. This manual, ‘Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers’ is designed to assist training institutions in mainstreaming gender incapacity building for local government. It consists of gender concepts, gender analysis and tools in areas of […]

Are Women the Key to Sustainable Development? “Are Women the Key to Sustainable Development“, an SD Insights Brief published by the United Nations and Boston University in April 2010, discusses the enhanced potential to achieve sustainability in a world where women are not marginalized. Authored by Candice Stevens, see here. Gender and Sustainable Development […]

The following is an excerpt from the Introduction to the ILO’s Women and Employment: Working in a Globalized World: A Summary Differential Fertility and Women’s Employment Women and Rural Employment Women and Employment in Central and Estern Europe & the Western CIS

UNDP GEPA report Released in June 2014, The UNDP Global Report on Gender Equality in Public Administration (GEPA) provides research and analysis of the obstacles that exist preventing women from participating in decision-making in public administration. The Report includes thirteen country case studies (, , , , , , , , , , , , […]

Background The UNICEF brochure on Ending Child Marriage gives figures on the current situation and the recent achievements in early marriage across the world. It describe the gender dimension of the issue, segregating the statistics by sex and concluding that girls are more at risk of early marriage than boys. The brochure also includes disparities […]

Background The UN Women World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development asserts that any real advances in sustianable development cannot be achieved without a commitment gender equality and the inclusion of women. the report provides an in-depth analysis of development goals and outcomes and the role of […]

Table of Contents 1 What is the Gender Equality Index 2 Why do we need the Gender Equality Index? 3 Areas of gender equality covered 4 What does the Index measure? 5 How is the Index constructed? 6 Index main results 7 Index update 8 Read more about the Gender Equality Index What is the […]

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